Florida 17-year-old arrested for threatening classmate on Facebook Live while holding firearm

Amari Johnson, 17, was arrested for threatening to shoot a fellow high school student during a Facebook Live video. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities in Florida have arrested a 17-year-old girl for threatening to shoot one of her classmates while showing off what appears to be an AR-15 style rifle in a Facebook Live video.

Amari Johnson on Tuesday was charged with one count of written threats to kill or do bodily injury a day after she allegedly streamed the menacing clip on social media, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff's Office press release.

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Deputies said Johnson urged a fellow student at Bayside High School to tune in before she began live-streaming on Facebook Monday. There are moments in the video where she appears to be speaking directly to her 17-year-old classmate.

"Let me just let you f---ing know, I stay strapped on go, 24 motherf---ing seven" she says before picking up a firearm.

When the victim commented on the clip, Johnson again responded with threats, according to police.

Johnson's mother confirmed she had access to firearms in her home. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)

The victim's mother alerted authorities to the video and Johnson was arrested outside her home around 3 a.m. Wednesday.

When officers arrived on the scene, the teen's mother confirmed to authorities her daughter did have access to firearms in the home, and Johnson was taken to Pinellas County Juvenile Assessment Center without incident.

"The Sheriff's office will continue to investigate all complaints of this nature," a statement from police reads.

"We encourage the public to report any suspicious activity immediately and we will diligently investigate all reported information."

Since its debut, Facebook Live has taken on a dark and violent purpose for some users. Tragic suicides and violent murders as well as other crimes have repeatedly cropped up since the streaming feature was made publicly available in 2016.